Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-06-01
DAILY HERALD.
CITY COUNCIL.
Contracts Awarded for the
Street Paving.
THE FIRsT-sTREEr SWITCHES.
Water for the Bath House-Fire
Alarm System-Other
Matters.

The City Council met yesterday rres'
ideut Breed in the chair, and Messrs.
Goss. stearns. Collins, Jones, Hyans,
Kuhrts. Lowell. Perry, Gibbs, Willard,
Hitler and johnson present.
After adopting the minutes the fol-
lowing business was transacted:
The Mayor presented the following;
GsSrLEMEN-I have the pleasure to
report to your honorable body the i'm
proved sanitary condition of the city by
the employment Of the four health in
spec tors who were employed to clean up
the city. The assistance given by the
people has been commendable. only
three arrests having been made for non
compliance. The inspectors having Wis.
tied the entire city on two separate occa.
sious l deem their further services un-
necessary and ask their dismissal. as the
Health Officer can hereafter attend to
nuisances.
The Mayors recommendations were
carried out.
The special committee appointed on
the railroad crossing reported as follows;
GENrLEMEN - Your committee to
whom was referred the laying of
switches across First street by the AT.
Gibson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad
Company, beg leave to respectfully re-
pcrt as follows: After several inter.
views with Colonel Ferris, Chief En-
aineer. and other railroad officials, a
suspension of the laying of switches
across said street was arranged until the
arrival of the Vice President, G. w.
Smith. from the east, who will arrive
here this week, when we think an ami
cable settlement will be made with said
company by either the removal of said
switches or the building of an elevated
causeway or viaduct over the tracks so
q to avoid the creation of any death
traps at this point. The committee asked
further time, which was granted.
oEFICERs' REPORTS.
The Zanjero and Mayor Workman re-
ported collections for water of $l242 SO
during May. Referred to the Finance
Committee.
The City Assessor reported collections
of S627. 81 during the past week. Re
ferred to the Finance Committee.
The Zanjero reported expenses oi
$l36. SO during the week. Referred tc
the Finance Committee.
The Auditor presented list of bal
ances in the several funds of the treas
ury. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
The City Auditor reported that the as'
easements for the widening and improv-
ing of San Pedro street had been paid in
full to the City Treasurer and recon-
msnded that warrant be drawn for the
amount payable to the order of County
Clerk Dunsmoor. Warrant ordered
drawn.
TheSuperintendent Of Streets reported
the following hydrants necessary
Sprinkling, Mathews and Also avenue
State and Also avenue, First and Vignes
street, Tenth and Olive street, Eighth
and Flower street, Olive and Third
street, New Cincinnati and Temple
street, Belmont avenue and Temple
street. Fire hydrants, Fifth and Los
Angeles, Ninth and Pearl, Brent and
Temple, Temple and Bunker Hill aven-
ue. Adopted and the Clerk authorized
to notify the proper parties to put in thu
hydrants.
The Superintendent of Streets asked
leave of absence for two months anc
permission to have Mr.. w. w. Robin
con act as deputy during his absence
Granted, and Mr.. W. w. Robinson or
dered sworn in as deputy.
The Chief of Police reported collec-
tions of 1902 delinquent licenses during
May. Referred to the Finance Com
mittee.
BOARD OF PUBLIC WORKS.
On petition of Samuel Barlow ant
Others to have Hof street widened, rec
commended the same be referred to tn,
City Surveyor with instructions to max,
sketch of Hoff street. Adopted.
On petition of s. c. Foy against tn,
widening of Seventh street, recommend
ed the same be filed. Adopted.
On petition of P. Fl. Lemmert as t.
the legality of piping of the Arroyo d.
Las Reyes, the Board asked furthe
time. Adopted.
On petition of s. Barlow and other
for permission to grade Hof street, rec
commended the same be granted, provid
ed the work be done in accordance will
regular specifications, and the entir
blocks are graded at one time. Adopt
ed.
On petition of A. w. Francisco AM
others to turnpike Rowland street t,
the established grade of such portion
as consent of property owners may b
obtained, recommended that same b.
denied unless entire blocks be grade,
and the work is done in accordance will
regular specifications. Referred back
On protest of John Keefer and other
against the erection of electric railroad
poles on Los Angeles street, report tina
the railroad company has no authorit,
to erect any poles on Los Angeles street
Received and filed.
On petition of o. II. Bliss and others
against standing of the cars of theSouth
ern Pacific Railroad Company on Ala
media street, between the planning mil
and Huber street. Referred to Superin
tendent of Streets.
On petition OF w. ). Maxwell, asking
permission to build side tracks on his
premises, No. la Alameda street, below
Ducommun street. Recommended that
the petition be denied. Adopted.
On petition of V. Beaudry, asking
permission to grade certain streets on
his property. Referred to the City
Surveyor.
On petition of citizens meeting, VIM.
II. Workman, Chairman, in regard to
trains running at higher rate OF speed
than six miles an hour on Alameda and
San Pedro streets; Report that there is
an ordinance regulating the speed of
trains. Received and filed.
Recommended that Mrs. Scott remove
her fence back to the line of her prop
erty. Adopted.
Recommended that Frick Brothers be
paid $500 for work performed. Adopted.
Recommended that one drinking foun.
tain be placed in Sixth street Park and
one at the Plaza. Adopted. Supply
Committee were instructed to purchase
the fountains,